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When I first started using Tinderbox I dreamed of exporting my notes as a website or blog. Over time, I developed a TBX that did just that. I wanted to share it with other Tinderbox fans, but first I wanted to make it as intuitive as possible for new users.

I ended up creating an easy-to-use export system governed by dashboards, including a WYSIWYG Styles Dash that controls all the standard thematic elements — like navbar color; navbar button text/background color (for normal, hover, and active states); banner color; banner title string, font family, and color; banner subtitle string and color; About blurb string; post date format; and body font family and size.

Here’s what the Styles Dash looks like:

Each exported webpage comes complete with:

• collapsible navigation bar (including dropdown menus)• banner with your website’s title and subtitle• post title and date• table of contents (up to any outline depth)• body• Categories and About sidebars• automatic list of related links• and a customizable footer

Categories, Archives, Sitemap, and About pages are made for you automatically. Your landing page displays N truncated posts, where N is easily specified. Everything is easy to specify. For example, to make navbar buttons, you literally drag aliases of your target notes inside the BlogNavBar container note!

Your exported website is built inside the Bootstrap framework and inherits all of its conveniences, such as mobile-first responsiveness, easy column layout, creation of panels, buttons, glyphs, and more.

Everything’s ready to go right out of the box. Just hit ENTER to make a post, name it, fill it, and then export it as a page inside a full-featured website. Even if you’re not building a blog, it’s a great way to export your notes in a clear and attractive form on your desktop.

Thanks for the encouraging remarks and email suggestions. I have just released a new version with lots of improvements.

Has anyone put it to use? I will treat any and all feedback as a contribution.

One fun way to test it: import your notes from another TBX. Just drag the topmost container note of an essay or project you’d like to compile into the Blog PAGES container. Then set the $blogReady of that dragged note to true. Then select Export as HTML from the File menu and tell me what you think.